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iraq, kuwait, afghanistan we talk to him about that the documentary has a benefit side if you pay the ticket price it will benefit troops, he is all about that and we talk to him about that, going forward to help our troops. >> thanks so much we look forward to the show. >> two local amusement parks are paying tribute to military families, they are offering free admission to active duty and retired military personnel today and tomorrow family members get discounted tickets, check out their website for more information. >>> now we are going to check to see with the stormy beginning to the sunday morning gwen what can we expect the rest to have day? >> we still have storms kicking back in a lull, a bit of a break let's begin with a look at true view, you can see the swath of rain up and down the eastern sea board, north of new york into new england stretching all the way down a lot of that is moved well to the east of us and south and you can see the lightning strikes still in it as well along the coastal area. let's look at radar closer fox 5 live doppler radar. what you are seeing, at
iraq, kuwait, afghanistan we talk to him about that the documentary has a benefit side if you pay the ticket price it will benefit troops, he is all about that and we talk to him about that, going forward to help our troops. >> thanks so much we look forward to the show. >> two local amusement parks are paying tribute to military families, they are offering free admission to active duty and retired military personnel today and tomorrow family members get discounted tickets, check...
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forces in the decade old afghanistan war. a chinook helicopter like the one seen here, crashes killing 30 american service members in the east earn part of the country most of them were u.s. navy seals, belonging to team 6 the elite yuan it involved in the -- unit involved in the raid that killed osama bin laden the chopper was carrying back up forces to the troops on the ground. president obama was briefed on the tragedy at camp david and issued a statement saying quote their deaths are a reminder of the extraordinary sacrifices made of the men and women of the military and their families including all who have served in afghanistan. taliban claims it downed the helicopter with rocket fire. nato confirming there was enemy activity in the air gentleman at the time of the crash. >> -- area at the time of the crash. >> this enemy is a determined foe they have skill sets they have a capability to point a rocket grenade at a helicopter at night to bring that helicopter down. >> reporter: seven afghan soldierone interpreter were a
forces in the decade old afghanistan war. a chinook helicopter like the one seen here, crashes killing 30 american service members in the east earn part of the country most of them were u.s. navy seals, belonging to team 6 the elite yuan it involved in the -- unit involved in the raid that killed osama bin laden the chopper was carrying back up forces to the troops on the ground. president obama was briefed on the tragedy at camp david and issued a statement saying quote their deaths are a...
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early this morning that killed 11 people at the police headquarters it happened in southern afghanistan in an area that nato transferred security to the afghans. taliban leaders claim they carried out attacks it comes as joint chiefs of staff visited kandahar this morning. >>> american hikers held in iran since 2009 could soon be set free. the two men are in a court hearing now in iran's capitol they are accused of illegally crossing from northern iraq to iran to spy on the country. questions are raised about evidence in the amanda knox trial in italy experts attacked forensic evidence saying it never should have been shown to the jury. knox and her former boyfriend were convicted in 2007 of murdering her british roommate. forensic experts claim investigators made serious mistakes. >> skins were not at the 90 player limit, 74 turned out for training camp. care began was dressed but not ready to go. he suffered a bone bruce to his right knee friday saturday he said it felt better but wasn't sure when he would be able to practice he was on the field during the am session spending most of
early this morning that killed 11 people at the police headquarters it happened in southern afghanistan in an area that nato transferred security to the afghans. taliban leaders claim they carried out attacks it comes as joint chiefs of staff visited kandahar this morning. >>> american hikers held in iran since 2009 could soon be set free. the two men are in a court hearing now in iran's capitol they are accused of illegally crossing from northern iraq to iran to spy on the country....
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>> we build especially adapted homes for the most severely wounded veterans returning from iraq and afghanistan. [ applause ] >> because we have been doing this across the country, we have a huge base of support. >> when homes for our troops built the house they made it for all adams needs including wide open spaces lower counter tops and doors that open automatically. >> local businesses and volunteers were involved >> chef we must have had hundreds of thousands of dollars donated in terms of labor, material. can't explain how moving it was. >> you know what they say in the real estate business, location location. this was perfect for adam, with the surrounding open road. >> my injuries have really caused me to realize that every day could be my last and i do everything i can to live my life to the fullest and ride motorcycles is one of those things i have picked up after i got wounded. >> adams motorcycle club made up of all military and law enforcement came to support their friend and club president looking forward the seeing him again on the next ride. >>> in frederick, paula fell, fox 5 ne
>> we build especially adapted homes for the most severely wounded veterans returning from iraq and afghanistan. [ applause ] >> because we have been doing this across the country, we have a huge base of support. >> when homes for our troops built the house they made it for all adams needs including wide open spaces lower counter tops and doors that open automatically. >> local businesses and volunteers were involved >> chef we must have had hundreds of thousands...
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thank you. >>> we are following developing news out of afghanistan this morning a suicide bomb attack at a u.s. base on the eve of 9/11, 77 u.s. troops were wounded in the eastern part of the country a taliban truck bomb exploded at the base last night. >>> nationals and red skins are both playing home games on this 9/11 anniversary fans are asked to get to nats park and fedex field extra early today. skins giants season opener starts off 4:15 p.m., security is tight around fedex field expect to have bags and vehicles searched and possibly have restricted access around the stadium. >> for two teams from dc and new york to meet on 9/11 thoughts from players go way beyond winning a football game. >>> it is a very important game for both cityboth mean a lot fans i am sure it will be very emotional just knowing what happened back then, ten years ago. >> ultimate day, always big then you got two teams greatly effected by the tragedy, so, definitely something everyone is looking forward to. >> red skins will honor the victims of 9/11 in several ways all fans will receive american flags as t
thank you. >>> we are following developing news out of afghanistan this morning a suicide bomb attack at a u.s. base on the eve of 9/11, 77 u.s. troops were wounded in the eastern part of the country a taliban truck bomb exploded at the base last night. >>> nationals and red skins are both playing home games on this 9/11 anniversary fans are asked to get to nats park and fedex field extra early today. skins giants season opener starts off 4:15 p.m., security is tight around...
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an emotional celebration of life for a sterling soldier killed in afghanistan. >>> first this morning the clean up for hurricane irene has turned deadly for a day laborer in tacoma park maryland the man was accidentally electrocuted when his ladder came into contact with a high voltage power line. audrey barnes has more. >> reporter: a gut wrenching gha lawn where orlando hernandez died he was hired to trim a tree when his ladder came in contact with a power line, charged with nearly 8,000-volts of ic testy. >> they believe -- electricity. >> they believe the electricity arked. >> reporter: ward 2 council woman colleen clay rushed to the scene she is worried about other tacoma park residents with so much debris left behind. >>> storms bring lots of hazards, probably one of the two biggest ones are flooding and downed electrical wires. >> homeowner brian wilson was taking no chances with tremendous removal at his house since the trees that fell took down a power line too. >>> we couldn't get a tree company out until pepco came. >> once the line was delaired safe and tagged the crew wen
an emotional celebration of life for a sterling soldier killed in afghanistan. >>> first this morning the clean up for hurricane irene has turned deadly for a day laborer in tacoma park maryland the man was accidentally electrocuted when his ladder came into contact with a high voltage power line. audrey barnes has more. >> reporter: a gut wrenching gha lawn where orlando hernandez died he was hired to trim a tree when his ladder came in contact with a power line, charged with...
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. >>> three nato service members were killed during a series of attacks across afghanistan two died when a bomb went off in the south the third was killed during an attack in the east no word on the nationalities of the victims in one claimed responsibility. 15 international service members have been killed so far this month. >>> senior military official in iran threatening the united states, he safes u.s. aircraft carriers will be targeted if iran is attacked over its nuclear program the commander confirms iran conducted secret missile testclaims its missiles can reach israel and u.s. military bases in the region. >>> dalai lama is in dc for a 10 davie sit, 10,000 people sat on the west lawn this weekend to listen to his message urging inner calm. >> reporter: first there was chanting. , then a misstress of ceremonies something of a surprise to a lot of people. >> i know some of you are sitting there thinking what? >> reporter: comedian and activist whoopi goldberg introduced the dalai lama he is attending a 10 day world peace ritual in washington dc thousands, perhaps 10000 people asse
. >>> three nato service members were killed during a series of attacks across afghanistan two died when a bomb went off in the south the third was killed during an attack in the east no word on the nationalities of the victims in one claimed responsibility. 15 international service members have been killed so far this month. >>> senior military official in iran threatening the united states, he safes u.s. aircraft carriers will be targeted if iran is attacked over its nuclear...
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the cash collected at the border is half of afghanistan's yearly budget minus foreign aid. this is one of the main border crossings, and right now about five miles from the pass. rather than take an armored vehicle today for security reasons the secretary will do a flyover. what's plain during our chopper flight is the mountains are stung but it's some of the roughest terrain on the planet. agents say there are cultural issues to work out. the region is no maddic. documentation like a passport or birth certificate is problematic with afghanistan's low rate of literacy. the secretary concedes the obstacles are considerable but her department is chiseling away. >> longer term, obviously, the goal is for afghanistan to have full civilian law enforcement capacity. >> we talked about how a secure border is really in america's interest. >> it goes to how we confine core al-qaeda and keep core al- qaeda functions limited in terms of their geographic reach. >> secretary napolitano expects to be back because homeland scoter's presence will grow in 2011. >>> as we get started and gea
the cash collected at the border is half of afghanistan's yearly budget minus foreign aid. this is one of the main border crossings, and right now about five miles from the pass. rather than take an armored vehicle today for security reasons the secretary will do a flyover. what's plain during our chopper flight is the mountains are stung but it's some of the roughest terrain on the planet. agents say there are cultural issues to work out. the region is no maddic. documentation like a passport...
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as everyone is well aware, we have two wars going on, both iraq and afghanistan. we have men and women serving in harm's way and part of our job as veterans is to make sure we bring them home and have a full accounting of they're whereabouts and making sure they get home to the soil where they belong. >> tell me about what is going to happen down there today and what are the riders going to be doing? >> like i said, today is the demonstration and we ride from the pentagon parking lot to the vietnam memorial in support of the prisoners of war and missing in action issues and to support veterans of all wars. and we'll leave here at about 12:00 and you're looking at about 300,000 motorcycles and supporters along the way on our parade route down to washington, d.c. to the memorial. once we get there we will be parked and then we have some speeches and some music and some entertainment and again to really support the veterans and prisoners of war missing in action issue. >> i heard you say this continues to grow every year. why do you think this is such a big issue and
as everyone is well aware, we have two wars going on, both iraq and afghanistan. we have men and women serving in harm's way and part of our job as veterans is to make sure we bring them home and have a full accounting of they're whereabouts and making sure they get home to the soil where they belong. >> tell me about what is going to happen down there today and what are the riders going to be doing? >> like i said, today is the demonstration and we ride from the pentagon parking...
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. >>> more than 100 local airmen on their way to afghanistan. fox's audrey barnes went to andrews airforce base as they said their goodbyes to their families. >> reporter: this is the second deployment for 113th wing in 18 months, but the first time f- 16s are involved those heading out, pilots, maintenance crews, support staff. 175 members heading out are can he ploys to afghanistan d -- deploying to afghanistan which has been volatile recently. this is nerve wracking for their families, one father has two sons in the guard and ready for this war to be over with. >>> service is important get them out of this. >> reporter: they have only been married two months, saying goodbye is tough. >> i am proud of him and i want to go on being positive taking care of the house making sure everything is great when he comes back. >> it is time for me to do my job they trained me for years to do. if i don't go, learning something, never actually do it. >> reporter: this unit is no stranger to stress the 113th wing is known as the capitol guardians, they are i
. >>> more than 100 local airmen on their way to afghanistan. fox's audrey barnes went to andrews airforce base as they said their goodbyes to their families. >> reporter: this is the second deployment for 113th wing in 18 months, but the first time f- 16s are involved those heading out, pilots, maintenance crews, support staff. 175 members heading out are can he ploys to afghanistan d -- deploying to afghanistan which has been volatile recently. this is nerve wracking for their...
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and general john allen in afghanistan. these are the leader that's i've chosen to help guide us through the difficult days ahead. >> the president shakes up his national security. all of the newcomers are familiar faces to the war cabinet. so what does this mean for situation on the ground and the republican presidential field begins to take shape. chris wallace is the host of fox news sunday. he joins us with a preview of today's program. >> good morning, melanie. >> you so you take a intelligence guy and put him in charge of the war department and take a guy from the war department and put him in charge of intelligence, what happens there? >> and bob gates that was the defense secretary for the last two years of the bush administration and has stayed on, he was going to leave and retire. in fact he stayed on longer than anybody thought. with him out they have to make changes. and there is an interesting thing going on here and that is there seems to be a blurring of the lines or melding of defense military policy and int
and general john allen in afghanistan. these are the leader that's i've chosen to help guide us through the difficult days ahead. >> the president shakes up his national security. all of the newcomers are familiar faces to the war cabinet. so what does this mean for situation on the ground and the republican presidential field begins to take shape. chris wallace is the host of fox news sunday. he joins us with a preview of today's program. >> good morning, melanie. >> you so...
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. >> whoever tries for peace in afghanistan, we support them either america or president karzai. we welcome peace talks and we urge them to end this blood shed and killing of brothers. >> yesterday the united nations voted unanimous toll treat al- qaida and the taliban separately when it comes to international sanctions, this as president obama plans to start bringing u.s. troops back home this summer but some critics say the idea of negotiating with the taliban is delusional. >> i think it's a big mistake. i think it ties in directly to the point about the administration's decision on the withdrawal of american and other nato forces. >> reporter: shortly after president karzai's speech insurgents stormed a police station killing three people. the white house is not confirming the u.s. involvement in peace talks with the taliban but a spokesman says the u.s. has consistently supported an afghan-led peace process. >>> coming to a theater near you, bad teachers starring cameron dee yaz and justin timberlake. our movie reviewer sits down with timberlake next. rgri o. >>> here are so
. >> whoever tries for peace in afghanistan, we support them either america or president karzai. we welcome peace talks and we urge them to end this blood shed and killing of brothers. >> yesterday the united nations voted unanimous toll treat al- qaida and the taliban separately when it comes to international sanctions, this as president obama plans to start bringing u.s. troops back home this summer but some critics say the idea of negotiating with the taliban is delusional....
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the negative was when it came to foreign policy, he really had no plan for what to do in afghanistan. he said, well, i don't really know what the details are. i'd wait to talk to my advisers and generals. while that's certainly true you would think that after 10 years he would have his own ideas about what we should be doing or not doing in afghanistan. i think a very promising start for herman cane former head of god fathers pizza, now a radio talk show. >> nonetheless it was fun to watch. you can catch "fox news sunday" rate after our show. >>> parts of tennessee are dealing with record river levels. the mississippi is expected to crest in the coming days. the mayor of memphis is warning people they are facing what could be a large-scale disaster. people are being evacuated. parts of arkansas, louisiana, and kentucky are also facing severe flooding. and i hear that texas is having this severe drought. crazy. >> just the opposite. crazy weather. >> it really. it's just unfortunately the way that spring goes sti.s here at home we're seeing more clouds than sun. also, a chance of a lit
the negative was when it came to foreign policy, he really had no plan for what to do in afghanistan. he said, well, i don't really know what the details are. i'd wait to talk to my advisers and generals. while that's certainly true you would think that after 10 years he would have his own ideas about what we should be doing or not doing in afghanistan. i think a very promising start for herman cane former head of god fathers pizza, now a radio talk show. >> nonetheless it was fun to...
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. >>> iraq, afghanistan and now libya. dozens of anti-protesters arrested outside of the white house. >>> and a popular hip hop star shot. details when we come back. g how's it going in there, hon? um, almost ready. [ car alarm blaring ] [ blaring echoes, fades ] oh! [ male announcer ] relax. pam helps you pull it off. [ male announcer ] relax. hey! hey! hey! that's our snack machine. you should try something new. activia parfait crunch! crunchy granola you mix right in to creamy and delicious activia yogurt. mmm! crunchy! and creamy! watch your toes! new activia parfait crunch. >>> making headlines this morning, more than 100 people were arrested for ignoring recorders to move away from the gates of the white house. daniel was among those detained. he's the one who leaked the pentagon papers about the vietnam war in 1971. demonstrators demanded an immediate withdrawal from iraq and afghanistan. angry congress was not consulted before the military action in libya. >>> way clef was shot in the hand. it happened late las
. >>> iraq, afghanistan and now libya. dozens of anti-protesters arrested outside of the white house. >>> and a popular hip hop star shot. details when we come back. g how's it going in there, hon? um, almost ready. [ car alarm blaring ] [ blaring echoes, fades ] oh! [ male announcer ] relax. pam helps you pull it off. [ male announcer ] relax. hey! hey! hey! that's our snack machine. you should try something new. activia parfait crunch! crunchy granola you mix right in to...
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. >>> and we are hearing of tree nate -- three nato soldiers killed in afghanistan yesterday. they died in two separate bomb attacks. another five were killed in a suicide bombing in the east. nato has not released the nationalities of the soldiers. so far 23 nato troops have died this month in afghanistan. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton is in japan right now. she is there to show support as japan recovers if a devastating earth -- from a devastating earthquake and tsunami. she met the emperor and empress and said she is confident japan will demonstrate the same resilience its shown since the earthquake. >>> and nicholas cage was arrested in new orleans yesterday. a cab driver say cage push his wife. well when police arrived they told the couple to go back to where they were staying and cage reportedly said, why don't you just arrest me. well police did just that and also, by the way, bizarre twist here, dog the bounty hunter posted bail for cage. police say he was drunk when they arrested him. >> no comment. >>> it's my sunday sitdown with nfl insider ji hallsell el a
. >>> and we are hearing of tree nate -- three nato soldiers killed in afghanistan yesterday. they died in two separate bomb attacks. another five were killed in a suicide bombing in the east. nato has not released the nationalities of the soldiers. so far 23 nato troops have died this month in afghanistan. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton is in japan right now. she is there to show support as japan recovers if a devastating earth -- from a devastating earthquake and...
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. >>> the general says it happened in part of the region between afghanistan and pakistan where the border is not always clear one military analyst says the taliban often picks such areas to make air strikes more difficult for nato forces. >>> if the taliban can interpose between the pakistani out posts and afghan patrols they gain the advantage of win being the small arms, without worrying about helicopters and aircraft killing them. >> pakistan responded within hours shutting off key supply routes for nato into afghanistan calls for the u.s. to leave the air base within 15 days. it is said to be a hub for covert cia drone strikes although the u.s. previously denied any military personnel were there. >>> a strong protest has been launched with nato, in which it has been demanded strong and urgent action be taken against those responsible for this aggression the u.s. ambassador to pakistan offered his condolences and pledged the u.s. will work closely with pakistan to investigate this incident. >>> the u.s. secretary of state was told today the attack has quote negated progress in improvin
. >>> the general says it happened in part of the region between afghanistan and pakistan where the border is not always clear one military analyst says the taliban often picks such areas to make air strikes more difficult for nato forces. >>> if the taliban can interpose between the pakistani out posts and afghan patrols they gain the advantage of win being the small arms, without worrying about helicopters and aircraft killing them. >> pakistan responded within hours...